Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office investigators have arrested a 14-year-old boy and his alleged accomplice in connection with the armed robbery of a Metairie restaurant. The juvenile and the second suspect, Chad Guidry, 19, of Kenner, are accused of holding up café in the 3600 block of Causeway Boulevard early Monday morning, according to Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office did not identify the 14-year-old because he is a juvenile. Authorities said a robber armed with a pistol walked into the back of the restaurant just after 12 a.m. and demanded money. He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The robber then met up with a second suspect and handed over the pistol used in the robbery and the cash, an arrest report said. Sheriff Office investigators detained Guidry within minutes in the 3500 block of Causeway Boulevard, according to the arrest report. He was carrying a brown bag containing the stolen money.

Deputies also detained a 14-year-old Metairie boy who matched the description of the robbery suspect, Fortunato said. Guidry told detectives the boy approached him on Edenborn Avenue and asked him if he wanted to "hit a lick," slang for committing a robbery, the arrest report said.

Guidry agreed to be the lookout and admitted to taking the pistol and cash from the boy after the robbery, Fortunato said. He identified the 14-year-old as the gunman in the incident. The boy denied any involvement.

The 14-year-old, who is not being named because he is a juvenile, and Guidry, of 3332 Massachusetts Ave., Kenner, were booked Monday with armed robbery. The boy was taken to the Rivarde Juvenile Detention Center in Harvey.

Guidry was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. He was still being held there Thursday on a $100,000 bond.